2025
©sujins.soman|pixabay.com Using AI in Professional Life
In 2025, BAYHOST is once again organizing an Alumni Academy in cooperation with the Deggendorf Institute of Technology (THD).
The Alumni Academy is designed for former students of THD, BAYHOST, and BTHA (Bavarian-Czech Academic Agency) as well as alumni of all Bavarian universities from Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Alumni from all disciplines are eligible to apply.
Participation requires applicants to have spent at least three months at a German university.
The academy languages are German and English.
July 16 to 20, 2025, in Deggendorf
Application
Deadline: April 14, 2025
Please apply with a current CV and a short motivation letter (combined into one PDF file) via email to Maxim Gatskov (gatskov(at)bayhost.de (opens your email program)). If you have participated in a BAYHOST program (one-year or language course scholarships, summer academy in German as a foreign language etc.) or a BTHA program (Bavarian-Czech Academic Agency), please mention this in your application.
We would appreciate receiving a proposal for a contribution from you (see Tab "My presentation").
All applicants will be informed about the status of their participation by mid-May 2025 at the latest. Selected candidates are expected to participate in the entire program, arriving on July 16 and departing on July 20. In addition, there will be two online meetings of 90 minutes each at the end of May 2025 and in mid to late September 2025.
The Alumni Academy is financially supported by the DAAD using funds from the German Foreign Office. Costs for accommodation, meals, and the program are covered; travel expenses may be partially or fully reimbursed. Please include a calculation of your travel costs in your application.
Participants from non-EU countries will receive an invitation letter from us if required.
Topic
AI Applications in Professional Life: management, production, healthcare, and education
The rapid development of artificial intelligence in recent years has brought about significant changes in various areas of our professional world, such as business, medicine, education, and art.
Understanding the fundamentals and practical applications of AI is becoming increasingly relevant for professional careers.
The 5-day Alumni Academy, organized by BAYHOST and Deggendorf Institute of Technology, is designed for graduates of Bavarian universities (particularly those supported by BAYHOST or BTHA) – both young and experienced professionals from various fields who have some familiarity with AI applications and wish to deepen their knowledge in this area. The academy is adapted to the needs of the alumni to ensure the content is up-to-date and practice-oriented.
Planned topics include AI in management, production, healthcare, and education.
My presentation
Short presentation of approximately 25 minutes
To actively involve participants in shaping the academy's program, we have scheduled a session for four to five alumni presentations on the final morning of the academy. Participant contributions are meant to be short presentations of approximately 25 minutes, followed by a group discussion.
All applicants are invited to submit a proposal for a possible contribution along with their application. Important: These contributions are voluntary. The proposal should initially outline the topic and not be fully detailed yet.
We will select from the submitted proposals and provide further guidance for the preparation of the presentations upon confirming participation.
Concept
Postgraduate Training • Relevance and Practical Application • Personal Networking Platform
Since 2011, BAYHOST has been inviting alumni of Bavarian universities from Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe to an event specifically designed for them. Our Alumni Academy provides a platform for cross-border networking and interdisciplinary exchange and pursues three goals:
Postgraduate Training:
Lifelong learning is a given in the modern professional world. The BAYHOST Alumni Academy is designed as a training program that is at the current scientific level while also incorporating interactive learning methods.
Relevance and Practical Application:
Our academies cover highly relevant topics that have a direct or indirect impact on the target group. This not only develops specific skills but also serves as a catalyst for further professional growth. Participants actively contribute through short presentations and project work.
Personal Networking Platform:
The academy strengthens personal exchange between alumni, BAYHOST or BTHA, and their project partners. In addition, current scholarship holders of the Free State of Bavaria and students from Bavarian universities may be invited to promote early networking opportunities. BAYHOST and BTHA thereby strengthen their connections with multipliers and potential cooperation partners.
2019
International competence as a key skill in the modern world.
Participants acquired knowledge about their own and other cultures' orientation systems in order to deal with cultural differences in a respectful and appropriate manner. The academy was organized in cooperation with the East Bavarian Technical University of Applied Sciences Regensburg (OTH).
Academy program (opens in a new window). (This PDF is not accessible) and report on the 2019 academy (opens in a new window). (This PDF is not accessible) (PDFs, in German)
2017
The “boundaries” of health in the present and future
The joint 5-day Alumni Academy organized by BAYHOST and TH Deggendorf dealt with the “boundaries” of health along the dimensions of individual/society and everyday life/science, focusing on the following key areas:
- Work-life balance
- Health management in organizations
- Cross-border services
2015
European Identities
Together with the University of Bamberg (Chair of Slavic Linguistics, Chair of Geography I), BAYHOST addressed the issue of plural European identities. The academy contrasted grand designs (such as “clash of civilizations,” “European empire,” etc.) with everyday political and economic aspects of identity, placing the emphasis on the regional level.
Report on the 2015 academy (opens in a new window). (This PDF is not accessible) (PDF, in German language)
2014
Heroes and Antiheroes – Historical Figures in Political Discourse
BAYHOST organized its fourth Alumni Academy in collaboration with two institutions at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt: the Central Institute for Central and Eastern European Studies (ZIMOS, Prof. Dr. Leonid Luks) and the Chair of Central and Eastern European Contemporary History (Prof. Dr. Matthias Stadelmann).
The academy participants gave presentations on historical figures such as Edvard Beneš, Mikhail Gorbachev, Nicolae Ceaușescu, and Slobodan Milošević. They explored the question of the extent to which these and other figures are currently regarded as heroes or antiheroes in their home countries. Rhetoric training and expert lectures prepared the alumni for their final parliamentary debate.
2013
Corruption: Trust, Responsibility, Acceptance of Benefits
– this was the topic of the third BAYHOST Alumni Academy. This time, the practical training focused on the social science method of focus groups. In addition, a simulation game was used that focused on the role of situational circumstances (amount of bribery and time pressure) and personal factors. Of particular interest were the justification strategies for corrupt behavior.